6'0 Tall wife to Muscle Man, mother of 3, full time career woman, with an addiction to running wherever her size 10's will take her.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Am I ready for 26.2??

Every wonder how I go from corporate office to runner??

Before After

HEHEHE, I realized I had taken those pictures ages ago and never posted...

MARATHON this weekend!!!

This time last year I was a ball of STRESS preparing for my FIRST Marathon. This year I am calm, I really have not though much about the Marathon, I have spent more time focused on the Bloggy Buddies I am going to host.... So last night I thought about the Marathon..

Am I ready?

Exhibit A- I have not put in many miles the last few weeks. Since the Greenriver Marathon I have not run more than a 7 miler, with my hamstring scare and the RAIN I have not fit in the LONG runs. I am really enjoying running with my hubby and sister, not focusing on distance or speed. I am hoping that I am not under-trained.

Exhibit B- My weight is up. I am the heaviest I have been in over a year and I cant stop eating. And eating BAD FOODS. Going into Eugene I was 8lbs lighter and felt very tone. This week I feel heavy and flabby. I know this is all caused by stress, but those pounds will really add up over 26.2.

Exhibit C- Mental preparation is LACKING. I have not visualized my race, or mentally prepared at all. Before Eugene I had envisioned the Finish Line, thought over my race strategy and was very focused. 26.2 is a long way, and I have made the mistake before of underestimating the mental preparation required to perform.

Exhibit D- I feel like CRAP! I am drinking Emergen-C Hoping that the sore throat, headache, and Chills will pass. I cannot afford to be SICK right now!!

ALL those things add up to a big ????

However there is one factor that I forgot to mention.

Exhibit 33 (LOL)- I will be running this race with FRIENDS!!! The Friend factor is going to be huge. Having someone there for 26.2 through the good, the bad and the UGLY, will be amazing! This is one advantage I am going to ride to the hand-holding finish line photo.

Details about Seattle Rock N Roll Meet up locations on the Blog Tomorrow. If you want to be listed on High Five Friday let me know Today because I will be out of Bloggy land starting mid-day tomorrow. Around the city hosting Bloggy buddies from near and far!!

Stop beating yourself up....You will do great! Maybe you will suprise yourself and PR, and if not, you WILL be able to say you had a blast with your bloggy friends, I know that for sure!!....as for the sickness, I swear by Airbourne.....every 4-5 hours for 2 days or so...I have fought off 3-4 colds with this over the past year!!!

trust me on this one (i've run both marathons not totally prepared, this i realize now, mentally for the second one, mentally and physcially the first one) and having a friend by your side when you are suffering does AMAZING things! so go get 'em tiger.

hope one day i'll be in seattle running that marathon with you, until then, i'll just read all about it. GOOD LUCK!!

Cute pictures! I do the same transformation when I am working! LOL. Good luck this weekend. I think you can visualize all you want but in the end it is all about what happens that day. Enjoy hosting bloggy friends!!

you'll be fine! there is no need for high mileage when you are doing back to back marathons anyways. you're going to have a great and fun race and you're gonna be surprised how fast it flies by and how good you feel! ENJOY! :-)

Have a great race and, if you're having a hard time, just remember that crossing the line (fast or slow) gets you into the Marathon Maniacs! Hope you have tons of fun with all the other bloggers - I totally wish I could be there too. I'll just have to read all of your reports/updates and use them as inspiration when I run the Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon on Sunday!

I love how optimistic you still are, even with those caveats! You're going to do great and have a fun time doing it! It's really refreshing to hear an accomplished runner like yourself not put too much pressure on yourself and this race.

About Tall Mom

Running is my ESCAPE. Life gets busy 3 kids, a wonderful husband, friends, full time career, traffic, errands, etc.. Wash-rinse-repeat. When I lace I enter a new world. Anxiety and stress melt away, just me racing my Garmin. I pray that my body will hold up so I can continue my addiction and accomplish something amazing.